Patricia, Linda and others in “Unfinished Business”

Maybe he’s dead.

Linda

He’s not dead Patricia. You think everyone’s dead.

People die Linda. Ask my dead neighbor.

Phil

He could be at the vending machine. Perhaps that new yogurt caught his eye.

Lem

he doesn’t eat yogurt. He’s Ted. He’s more likely out hitting a homerun or foiling a robbery or—

Stop it! We’re scientists, not people who can examine every variable of a phenomenon to determine an accurate understanding of a specific event. Ted’s late. We can’t know why any more than we can unravel the secrets of the universe.

Lem

See how order breaks down without Ted?

Phil

If only Ted were here he could tell us what to do without him.